Punjab vs Pune, 29th Match

That brings an end to another exciting weekend round of matches. Join us tomorrow for the match between Chennai and Rajasthan from Chennai. Ciao!

Presentation Ceremony:

David Miller: "There was nothing much going through my mind. The Pune guys had some plans and I told Mandeep to just hit the ball. He played a wonderful knock. We just played each ball on its merit and we tried to knock it around. It is probably my best knock in T20s as I finished the game off."

David Miller is the MoM for his fabulous, unbeaten 80 off 41 balls.

Gilchrist: "It was a difficult position at the toss. It looked like a great wicket. It was one hell of a chase. The batting has let us down but hopefully, this win breaks the shackles. Vohra played a good knock after the old-timers (Gilchrist and Mahmood) took the shine off the ball. To get a win after the loss against Hyderabad is a big confident booster."

Finch: "Mandeep and Miller played a wonderful innings. We stuck to our plans and we played well to reach 180. Everything fell in place actually. I am not sure where we lost the match. We were taking a gamble bowling Dinda in the 19th over but this loss is hard to swallow. Captaincy was tough and guys like Yuvraj, Steve Smith and Uthappa contributed with ideas. But, a win would have been ideal."

Mandeep Singh: "It is an amazing feeling. We have not batted well in the whole tournament and we were looking to bat the overs. The partnership with David Miller was awesome and he was batting wonderfully. I have been wanting to bat till the end for the past three years. I want to dedicate the win to my grandmother who passed away two months ago."

What a blinder of a knock from David Miller. The game looked to be firmly in Pune's hand when Gilchrist and Mahmood departed cheaply. However, Punjab rebuilt the innings thanks to a 53 run stand between Manan Vohra and Mandeep Singh. Mandeep was the peg around which the entire innings revolved but David Miller changed the complexion of the match with some big blows. The 128 run stand was dominated by Miller as he struck his first Indian T20 League fifty. Miller sealed the deal with two big sixes in the final over bowled by Luke Wright as Punjab sealed a thrilling win with three wickets. Pune will be devastated after this loss, after having posted their third highest total ever in this league.

19.5 Luke Wright to David Miller, SIX, Punjab win, Wright has again missed his length and Pune have suffered a demoralizing loss, full toss outside off and Miller takes it on the full to bludgeon it over long off for another big six, the Punjab team run out to the middle and are absolutely jubilant

6 runs needed off 2 balls. Are we in for yet another super over?

19.4 Luke Wright to David Miller, 2 runs, a full toss outside off, Miller thrashes it to long off and Mandeep Singh runs hard for the second, Miller is back on strike

8 runs needed off 3 balls

19.3 Luke Wright to David Miller, SIX, that is a telling blow from Miller, full ball and in the slot outside off, Miller clears the front leg and wallops it over wide long off for a huge six

14 runs needed off 4 balls.

19.2 Luke Wright to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, yorker length ball outside off, Mandeep drives it off the back foot to extra cover but he cannot get it past Bhuvneshwar

15 runs needed off 5 balls

19.1 Luke Wright to David Miller, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, Miller slaps the cut to deep backward point

Luke Wright [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Luke Wright has had some experience in bowling the last overs. In the match against New Zealand in Napier in 2008, he managed to concede just seven runs in the final over when England had to defend eight. In the return game at the Oval in 2008, he gave away just four runs in the last over.

16 runs needed off 6 balls. Who will bowl the last over? It will be Luke Wright.

18.6 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, horrid fielding from Rahul Sharma, low full toss outside off, Mandeep looks to slice the drive and gets a toe-end to third man where Rahul Sharma fumbles, a couple results and that does not improve Dinda's mood

18.5 Dinda to David Miller, 1 run, run-out chance missed by Dinda, low full toss outside off, Miller crashes it to extra cover and Nayar fires the throw to Dinda, Miller has given up on the single but Dinda cannot collect it cleanly and he misses the run-out chance

19 runs needed off 8 balls

18.4 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, fuller length ball just outside off, Mandeep hangs back and thumps it to long on

20 runs needed off 9 balls

18.3 Dinda to David Miller, 1 run, full pitched ball just outside off, Miller clears the front leg and bludgeons it to long off

21 runs needed off 10 balls

18.2 Dinda to David Miller, FOUR, another poor ball from Dinda, low full toss speared across outside off, Miller gets forward and carves the square drive to the deep backward point fence, two times Dinda has missed his length and he has been made to pay

18.1 Dinda to David Miller, FOUR, just the start that Punjab needed in the over, low full toss outside off, Miller gets underneath the delivery and wallops it to long off, one bounce over the ropes and that is the 100 run stand

29 runs needed off 12 balls. It was at this stage where Luke Wright came in and thumped six boundaries off six balls.

17.6 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, streaky but Mandeep will not mind, full ball and snaking away outside off, Mandeep goes for the drive and gets an outside edge that rolls to third man for a boundary

17.5 Bhuvneshwar to David Miller, 1 run, a full toss on middle, Miller thrashes it to sweeper cover

Lots of changes been done in the field.

17.4 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, fuller length ball just outside off, Mandeep bashes it to long off

17.3 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, no run, Bhuvneshwar fires the yorker outside off, Mandeep is unable to squeeze it out

17.2 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Mandeep bends the back leg and goes hard at it, gets an outside edge that rolls to third man and Nayar puts in the slide to keep it down to a couple

17.1 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, no run, the pressure mounts for Mandeep, full and wide ball outside off, Mandeep walks across a long way to the off side and attempts to flick it to fine leg, he gets into an awkward tangle and gets hit on the pad, that could have been signalled a wide if he had let it go

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [3.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack

Now, 37 runs needed off 18 balls. It is a question of which team holds their nerve.

16.6 Dinda to David Miller, 2 runs, yorker length ball just around the off stump, Miller shovels it to deep mid wicket and once again it is in the gap as they steal a couple

16.5 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, a full toss just outside off, Mandeep whacks it to long on without any timing

16.4 Dinda to David Miller, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Miller goes hard for the drive and gets an outside edge that flies to third man

16.3 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, fuller length ball just outside off, Mandeep drags it to mid wicket off the back foot

16.2 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, good ball and good running from Mandeep, this yorker curls back in on leg stump, Mandeep digs it out to third man where Yuvraj moves in slowly and Miller puts in the hard strides to take a couple

16.1 Dinda to David Miller, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Miller bottom-edges it to extra cover

Ashok Dinda [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

Big job here for Dinda. He has often gone for plenty in the death overs.

Final Time-out of the day! The match is poised at an interesting stage with 45 runs needed off 24 balls. Mandeep Singh is playing a good hand but it is David Miller who is striking the big blows.

15.6 Luke Wright to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, full ball outside off, Mandeep shimmies down the track and carves it to deep point for a brace

15.5 Luke Wright to David Miller, 1 run, good length ball on middle, Miller dabs it to point and notches up his first ever fifty in the Indian T20 League, marvellous effort from Miller

15.4 Luke Wright to David Miller, SIX, Miller is playing a gem of a knock here, good length ball outside off, Miller ends up slicing the lofted shot and gets a lot of height on it, he ends up getting the distance and it goes over the ropes at long off

15.3 Luke Wright to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, good fielding from Finch, full ball on the off stump, Mandeep gets underneath the delivery and blasts it to straight down the ground, Finch runs to his left from long on and relays the throw to Steve Smith who keeps it down to a single

15.2 Luke Wright to David Miller, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Miller bludgeons it to long off and it goes on the bounce to Finch

15.1 Luke Wright to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, full ball outside off, Mandeep walks to the off side and smears it to deep mid wicket

Luke Wright [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

14.6 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, in the air but safe, low full toss just outside off, Mandeep plunges forward and looks to lap it to fine leg, the ball hits the bat handle and lobs up behind the wicket but it lands safely as he pinches a single

14.5 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, Mandeep is continuing the good work here, good length ball on the middle and leg stump, Mandeep backs away and heaves it powerfully to wide long on, Wright dives to his right but cannot stop it

14.4 Bhuvneshwar to David Miller, 1 run, full ball outside off, Miller squeezes it out to cover without any timing

14.3 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, pitched up just outside off, Mandeep clubs it past the bowler to long on

14.2 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, no run, edged but safe, full and slow ball outside off, Mandeep goes for the drive and gets an outside edge that lands just in front of Uthappa who dives to his right

14.1 Bhuvneshwar to David Miller, 1 run, back of a length delivery angled across just outside off, Miller slugs it to long on off the bottom edge

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

13.6 Rahul Sharma to David Miller, 1 run, flatter delivery just outside off, Miller advances down the track and pushes it to long on

13.5 Rahul Sharma to David Miller, FOUR, poor bowling this from Sharma, he drags this delivery short and on leg stump, Miller rocks back and pummels the pull shot to deep mid wicket

13.4 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, flat and short leg-break outside off, Mandeep sashays down the track and whacks it to cover without any timing

13.3 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, slow and short delivery outside off, Mandeep rocks back and cracks it to deep point, Manhas fires a loopy throw to Uthappa and he gets a couple, Mandeep becomes the first Punjab player this year to score a fifty

13.2 Rahul Sharma to David Miller, 1 run, Miller dances down the track and Sharma bowls it short and quick outside off, Miller hammers the cross-batted shot to long off

13.1 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, slow and short delivery outside off, Mandeep fore-hands it to long off where Steve Smith stops it

Rahul Sharma [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

12.6 Dinda to David Miller, no run, another perfect yorker angled across outside off, Miller is unable to dig it out and Dinda makes a bit of an eye-contact with Miller

12.5 Dinda to David Miller, no run, an out-swinging yorker from Dinda outside off, Miller cannot squeeze it out

12.4 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, poor fielding from Rahul Sharma, Mandeep backs away a touch and Dinda follows him with a perfect yorker on leg stump, Mandeep squeezes it to short third man and thinks about a single, he is sent back and Rahul Sharma looks to fire a throw at the striker's end, Dinda shouted to Sharma to not throw the ball but the fielder does not listen, he misses and it results in an overthrow, Dinda is not amused one bit

12.3 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, good length slower delivery outside off, Mandeep shuffles to the off side and uses the bat as a ramp to Marillier-scoop it over Ajantha Mendis at short fine and it goes away to the fence, that brings up the fifty run stand

12.2 Dinda to David Miller, 1 run, full ball outside off, Miller thumps it to long off

12.2 Dinda to David Miller, wide, full ball speared across wide outside off, Miller cannot reach it and umpire Erasmus signals the wide

12.1 Dinda to David Miller, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Miller pushes it to long off and Wright moves in a bit slowly, an easy couple results

Ashok Dinda [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

11.6 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, no run, this delivery skids on low outside off, Mandeep punches it to cover and that ends an expensive spell from Ajantha: 4-0-38-1

11.5 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, 1 run, slightly short in length outside off, Miller cuts it crisply to deep point

11.4 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, no run, Miller charges down the track and Ajantha bowls this quicker delivery on leg stump, Miller gets too close to the pitch of the ball and ends up padding it to short mid wicket

11.3 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, FOUR, poor ball from Ajantha, short ball outside off, Miller frees his arms and crashes the square cut to the deep backward point fence

11.2 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, SIX, people in Panchkula would have sighted that ball, Miller got that much elevation on it, flighted delivery on middle, Miller skips down the track and gets to the pitch as he launches it high into the Chandigarh skyline and it goes into the stands at long on

11.1 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, short and slow ball just outside off, Mandeep rocks back and clouts it to deep mid wicket

Ajantha Mendis [3.0-0-26-1] is back into the attack

10.6 Luke Wright to David Miller, no run, Wright misses a simple run-out chance of Miller, back of a length delivery on leg stump and Miller looks to turn it to mid wicket, the ball rolls off the pad to short mid wicket and takes off for the single, Wright moves in quickly as Miller is a bit slow in turning back, Wright has an under-arm shy at the striker's end but misses it, Miller was a goner

10.5 Luke Wright to David Miller, no run, short of a length slower delivery angled across wide outside off, Miller looks to slap the cut but misses it

10.4 Luke Wright to David Miller, FOUR, sublime shot from Miller, full ball just outside off, Miller leans onto the front foot and laces the drive on the up to deep extra cover for a boundary

10.3 Luke Wright to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, this short of length ball comes on a bit sluggishly on middle, Mandeep ends up dragging the pull to deep square leg

10.2 Luke Wright to David Miller, 1 run, full ball slanted across just outside off, Miller goes for the drive and the ball rolls to short mid wicket off the bottom edge, Wright goes after the ball but fails to pick it up as the batsmen complete a single

10.1 Luke Wright to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, back of a length delivery angled in on leg stump, it stays a touch low as Mandeep looks to help it round the corner to fine leg but ends up getting a toe-end that rolls just outside the mid wicket circle

Luke Wright, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

9.6 Yuvraj to David Miller, 2 runs, flatter delivery on middle, Miller comes on the frontfoot and works it into the gap at deep mid wicket where Steve Smith fires a rocket throw, but he cannot stop the second

9.5 Yuvraj to David Miller, SIX, glorious shot from Miller, he charges down the track and Yuvraj spears this quick delivery slightly wide outside off, Miller still goes through with the lofted shot and mauls it over the ropes at long on

9.4 Yuvraj to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the off stump, Mandeep drives it a tad uppishly but safely to long off

9.3 Yuvraj to David Miller, 1 run, flatter ball pushed through on middle, Miller plants the front foot across and clips it to deep backward square leg

False start from Yuvraj. David Miller was skipping down the track and Yuvraj failed to let the ball go.

9.2 Yuvraj to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, Mandeep backs away and Yuvraj follows him with a flatter ball angled in on leg stump, Mandeep whips it to deep mid wicket

9.1 Yuvraj to Mandeep Singh, no run, Yuvraj floats a full toss outside off but it is bowled slower through the air, Mandeep looks to smash it through cover but gets an outside edge that rolls to short third man

Yuvraj Singh [1.0-0-4-1] is back into the attack

Time-out Time! Punjab have kept a healthy scoring rate but they have lost three wickets. Mandeep Singh and David Hussey, who is slated to come next, hold the key for Punjab.

8.1 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, tossed up leg-break just outside off, Mandeep lofts the drive slightly inside out over extra cover and the ball goes to the deep but Steve Smith slides to his left to keep it down to a brace

Rahul Sharma [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

7.6 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, Mandeep backs away a touch on middle, Ajantha keeps it straight on middle stump as Mandeep punches it to deep mid on

7.5 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, 1 run, slightly short in length outside off, Miller cracks the square-cut to deep point

7.4 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, 2 runs, the skidder from Ajantha but it is on the middle and leg stump line, Miller stays back and works it to mid wicket for a brace

7.3 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, this delivery skids on straight on the middle and leg stump, Mandeep works it to deepish mid wicket

7.2 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, 1 run, this delivery spins away slightly just outside off, Miller drives it to long off

7.1 Ajantha Mendis to David Miller, no run, full and flat delivery on the off stump, Miller skips down the track and taps it back to the bowler

Ajantha Mendis [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

A slip in place as Ajantha Mendis comes back.

6.6 Yuvraj to Mandeep Singh, no run, flatter delivery just outside off, Mandeep dabs it to short cover

6.5 Yuvraj to David Miller, 1 run, poor ball and Miller gets off the mark easily, quick and short ball down the leg side and Miller tucks it to fine leg

David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease

6.4 Yuvraj to Manan Vohra, out Bowled!! Yuvraj shows who is the boss here and he breaks this dangerous stand. Flighted delivery angled in and it is given a lot more air, Vohra bends down and attempts to mow the slog sweep over mid wicket but he misjudges the length, he misses it and the ball crashes into the stumps, Yuvraj points out to Vohra the direction of the Punjab dressing room. Manan Vohra b Yuvraj 22(13) [4s-3]

Yuvraj to Manan Vohra, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

6.3 Yuvraj to Manan Vohra, 2 runs, slow and loopy delivery outside off and it straightens, Vohra drives it into the gap at deep extra cover for a couple

6.2 Yuvraj to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, flatter delivery slanted in on the middle and leg stump line, Mandeep works it to mid wicket

6.1 Yuvraj to Mandeep Singh, no run, tossed up delivery on middle and off, Mandeep knocks it to short cover

Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

5.6 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, quicker ball and it straightens on middle stump, Mandeep nudges it to square leg and that brings up the fifty run stand between these two, good stand this after losing two wickets cheaply

5.5 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, WHAM! Superbly done by Mandeep. Sharma overcooks this flighted delivery and delivers a full toss on middle, Mandeep sashays down the track and thwacks it to wide long on, one bounce over the ropes

5.4 Rahul Sharma to Manan Vohra, 1 run, short and straight delivery on the off stump, Vohra clouts the pull to deep mid wicket

5.3 Rahul Sharma to Manan Vohra, FOUR, full and loopy delivery on leg stump, Vohra bends down and looks to smear the slog sweep over mid wicket but the ball takes the inside half of the bat and rolls to fine leg, Ajantha Mendis puts in the slide but he cannot pull the ball back in

5.1 Rahul Sharma to Mandeep Singh, no run, short and quick leg-break outside off, Mandeep cuts it to cover

Rahul Sharma, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

4.6 Dinda to Manan Vohra, no run, Dinda keeps the length back and keeps this delivery around the off stump channel, Vohra taps it to the left of Dinda who stops it, after a poor start at the beginning of the over, Dinda has recovered well

4.5 Dinda to Manan Vohra, no run, good length ball angled in on middle and off, Vohra defends it back to the bowler

4.4 Dinda to Manan Vohra, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Vohra punches it back to the bowler

4.3 Dinda to Mandeep Singh, leg byes, 1 run, Dinda spears this back of a length delivery on leg stump, Mandeep misses out on the leg glance as the ball flicks the pad but Uthappa dives full length to his left to prevent extra runs, good effort from the keeper

4.2 Dinda to Manan Vohra, 3 runs, back of a length delivery and jagging back in a touch on the off stump, Vohra uses his wrists superbly and clips it with sublime timing to deep mid wicket, the fielder puts in the hard strides from deep square leg and stops it just in front of the ropes

4.1 Dinda to Manan Vohra, FOUR, poor start for Dinda, short in length delivery but it is a bit too straight on leg stump, Vohra helps it along the way by flicking it to the long leg fence

Ashok Dinda, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Ajantha Mendis to Manan Vohra, 1 run, this delivery again cuts back in just outside off, Vohra watches it carefully and works it to mid wicket

3.5 Ajantha Mendis to Manan Vohra, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Vohra gets forward and defends it

3.4 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, quick and straight delivery on middle stump, Mandeep pushes it to long on off the back foot

3.3 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, poor effort from the fielder at square leg, this google is short in length and Mandeep whippily pulls it past square leg and the fielder does not put in the dive to stop it, the ball races away to the deep

3.2 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, no run, that was the wrong-un from Ajantha, he flights this delivery up generously and it breaks in, Mandeep gets hit on the front pad and it rolls safely onto the pitch

Slip is back in.

3.1 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, Mandeep is growing in confidence here, quicker delivery from Ajantha, it is actually the leg-break and Mandeep watches it carefully to guide it to the third man fence

2.6 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, short of a length ball just outside off, Mandeep short-arm pulls it to deep square leg

2.5 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, FOUR, majestically done by Mandeep, full and slow ball outside off, Mandeep shimmies down the track and creams the drive wide of Rahul Sharma at mid off, the ball purrs away to the wide long off fence

2.4 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, full ball outside off, Mandeep belts it to deepish mid off where Rahul Sharma dives to his left to stop it, a couple results and Rahul Sharma seems to have fallen over heavily on his left arm but he seems to be alright

2.3 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, no run, length delivery on the off stump, Mandeep defends it back to the bowler

2.2 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, short in length delivery and it zips through straight on the off stump, Mandeep tucks it around the corner and it rolls to long leg where Ajantha Mendis gives chase and keeps it down to a couple

2.1 Bhuvneshwar to Mandeep Singh, 2 runs, full ball slanted in on middle, Mandeep whips it into the gap at deep mid wicket for a couple

1.6 Ajantha Mendis to Manan Vohra, FOUR, edged but safe again, somehow Vohra has managed to bisect that small gap between the two slips, this quicker delivery skids on straight outside off, Vohra again jabs hard at it and the outside edge flies past the gap between Finch and Wright at the slips for a boundary to third man

Two slips in place.

1.5 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, 1 run, this quick delivery is bowled short and wide outside off, Mandeep cracks it to deep backward point

1.4 Ajantha Mendis to Mandeep Singh, no run, quicker ball and it stays a bit low just outside off, Mandeep pats it back to the bowler

1.2 Ajantha Mendis to Manan Vohra, 3 runs, edged but safe, flatter delivery outside off, Vohra stabs at it and gets an outside edge that lands just in front of Wright at first slip, the ball goes past him and Mandeep calls Vohra through for the third run

Manan Vohra, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Slip and silly point in place for the new batsman.

1.1 Ajantha Mendis to Azhar Mahmood, out Lbw!! Great start for Ajantha Mendis in this year's tournament. The carrom ball straightaway from Ajantha and it skids on straight, Azhar Mahmood plunges forward and plays inside the line of the delivery to get hit on the front pad, Ajantha appeals and the umpire has no hesitation in giving that out, that was hitting middle stump. Azhar Mahmood lbw b Ajantha Mendis 0(4)

Ajantha Mendis to Azhar Mahmood, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Ajantha Mendis, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

A slip in place as Ajantha Mendis comes onto bowl after a long time in this tournament.

0.6 Bhuvneshwar to Azhar Mahmood, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery and it darts back in on leg stump, Mahmood looks to work it to fine leg but the ball rolls off the front thigh pad, good start for Bhuvneshwar

0.5 Bhuvneshwar to Azhar Mahmood, no run, superb ball from Bhuvneshwar, this pitched up delivery swerves back in very late on the off stump, Mahmood pushes at it and luckily gets an inside edge that rolls to square leg

0.4 Bhuvneshwar to Azhar Mahmood, no run, full ball in the zone outside off, it curves in slightly as Mahmood lets it go

Azhar Mahmood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.3 Bhuvneshwar to Gilchrist, out Caught by Uthappa!! Gilchrist's poor form continues. Short in length delivery speared across wide outside off, Gilchrist is rooted to the crease as he goes for the cut shot, gets a healthy outside edge that is snapped up by Uthappa moving to his left. Gilchrist c Uthappa b Bhuvneshwar 4(3) [4s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Gilchrist, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

0.2 Bhuvneshwar to Gilchrist, FOUR, wonderful shot from Gilchrist, this delivery was not all that short but Gilchrist picks the length up very quickly, the batsman stays back and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a boundary

0.1 Bhuvneshwar to Gilchrist, no run, good ball from Bhuvneshwar first-up, full ball slanted across and it bends away just outside off, Gilchrist pats it to mid off

Gilchrist and Mandeep Singh are at the crease. Gilchrist is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack

One slip in place as Bhuvneshwar starts off.

All set for the Punjab run-chase. The Pune fielders are in the huddle and the Punjab openers are out in the middle. This is a good batting strip and we are in for a big chase.

Luke Wright: 'Pleasing to get a first hit in the tournament. We have given ourselves a great chance. We felt like we have a good score.'

This is a superb total from Pune. They looked like getting to 160 when Finch and Yuvraj were going strong. But Luke Wright came in and gave a powerful nitro boost to their innings which saw them ending with at least 20 runs more. The good news for Punjab is that this pitch is very good for batting and they have the power hitters.

19.6 Azhar Mahmood to Nayar, 2 runs, squeezes out a yorker to long on, Smith runs well to complete two.

19.5 Azhar Mahmood to Steven Smith, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Smith runs down the track and drives to long off

19.4 Azhar Mahmood to Nayar, leg byes, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off stump, Nayar shuffles across and misses the sweep, goes off the pads to short fine leg

19.3 Azhar Mahmood to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of the hand slow loopy delivery on middle, Smith plays the reverse sweep to short third man.

Abhishek Nayar, left handed bat, comes to the crease

19.2 Azhar Mahmood to Luke Wright, out Caught by David Hussey at long on!! End of a brilliant knock from Wright. Length delivery on middle and leg, it was in the hitting area and he did just that. But probably got more height than distance on that loft, gifts a catch to David Hussey at long on. Luke Wright c David Hussey b Azhar Mahmood 34(10) [4s-6 6s-1]

Azhar Mahmood to Luke Wright, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.1 Azhar Mahmood to Steven Smith, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Smith does the right thing, punches to cover to get Luke Wright on strike.

18.6 Praveen Kumar to Luke Wright, 2 runs, low full toss on the pads, Wright flicks it to deep midwicket. Miller was the fielder there, sent in a throw, but Steve Smith is too quick, finishes the second easily. 20 runs off that over, Wright has spoilt Praveen Kumar's figures as well.

18.5 Praveen Kumar to Luke Wright, SIX, this is amazing hitting from Luke Wright. Slower length delivery on middle, Wright smacks it really hard and hits it over the deep midwicket fence.

18.4 Praveen Kumar to Luke Wright, 2 runs, slow and short on middle, Wright is early into the pull, mistimes it to square leg. Comes back for two.

18.3 Praveen Kumar to Luke Wright, FOUR, worst fielding, Praveen Kumar is furious. He did well to bowl a yorker outside off, Wright squeezed it out to the third man region. Awana slipped and got his body over the ball, it trickled into the rope

18.2 Praveen Kumar to Luke Wright, FOUR, he has hit a four off each ball he has faced. Full and too wide outside off, Wright tried to scoop it over cover, did not time it really well, but had enough to beat the sweeper cover fielder.

Ok, now what can Wright do? He has started off his campaign in superb style.

18.1 Praveen Kumar to Steven Smith, leg byes, 1 run, shuffles across well outside off stump, Praveen Kumar follows him and bowls it full on his pads, Smith misses. Leg bye taken.

Praveen Kumar [3.0-1-17-0] is back into the attack

17.6 Azhar Mahmood to Luke Wright, FOUR, four fours in a row, slower off-cutter on middle, Wright pulls it with the turn to the right of long on, the fielder had no chance of stopping it. Mahmood's bad day continues

17.5 Azhar Mahmood to Luke Wright, FOUR, this is brilliant hitting, full on middle, Wright makes room and smacks it over the umpire's head. He has hit it well enough to beat the long off fielder.

17.4 Azhar Mahmood to Luke Wright, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. Slow and short outside off, Wright makes room, waits for it and punches it fiercely past cover, sweeper cover put in a dive to his right, but failed

17.3 Azhar Mahmood to Luke Wright, FOUR, he has announced his intentions already, good length delivery outside off, Wright walks forward and swings across the line, in the gap in the deep midwicket region.

17.2 Azhar Mahmood to Steven Smith, 1 run, short and outside off, Smith tries to cut and chops it, the ball bounces just past the leg stump. Gilchrist picks up the ball and sends in the throw, but could not hit the stumps as Smith was running on the centre of pitch and reached safely.

Luke Wright, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.1 Azhar Mahmood to Yuvraj, out Caught by Gurkeerat Singh!! Big wicket for Punjab. Mahmood starts off his new spell with a slower delivery outside off, Yuvraj slogged across the line and got the top edge. It was flying towards extra cover, Gurukeerat did well to run to his left and take the catch. Yuvraj c Gurkeerat Singh b Azhar Mahmood 34(24) [4s-2 6s-3]

Azhar Mahmood to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Azhar Mahmood [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

16.6 Awana to Steven Smith, no run, finishes his spell with a good ball, back of a length delivery on middle, Smith makes room to cut and misses.

16.5 Awana to Yuvraj, 1 run, almost holed out. Slower delivery on the pads, Yuvraj hit it high up in the air, dropped down just short of the fielder who ran in from backward square leg.

16.4 Awana to Yuvraj, SIX, mid off was inside the circle, but wouldn't have mattered. Full and on off stump, Yuvraj waits for it and smacks it straight into the sight screen.

16.3 Awana to Yuvraj, no run, Awana should consider himself lucky there. Short and wide outside off, Yuvraj went for the pull, but was too early into the shot and missed it completely

16.2 Awana to Yuvraj, no run, slow off-cutter on the pads, Yuvraj tried to flick and missed.

16.1 Awana to Yuvraj, SIX, big six. Short and outside off, Yuvraj transfers his weight back and pulls it well over the deep midwicket fence

Parvinder Awana [3.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack

15.6 Gony to Yuvraj, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, Singh late cuts it to third man

15.5 Gony to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, Smith punches to long on

15.4 Gony to Steven Smith, no run, full and swinging away, Smith opens the face and guides to backward point

15.3 Gony to Yuvraj, 1 run, lands in no-mans land, Yuvraj is safe. Short outside off, Yuvraj mistimed the pull, it dropped down inside the circle in the midwicket region.

15.2 Gony to Steven Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith tries to flick and gets a leading edge which goes through cover

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Time-out.

15.1 Gony to Finch, out Caught by Manan Vohra!! Short and on middle, Finch made room and cut it uppishly. He seemed to have hit it well, but to sweeper cover. Vohra was the fielder there, did well to walk up to it and take it inches from the ground. Finch c Manan Vohra b Gony 64(42) [4s-8 6s-2]

14.6 Praveen Kumar to Finch, wide, full and too wide outside off, Finch tries to run it to third man, wide called

14.5 Praveen Kumar to Yuvraj, 1 run, leg-cutter on the pads, worked behind square for a single

14.4 Praveen Kumar to Yuvraj, no run, full and outside off, firm push to mid off

14.3 Praveen Kumar to Finch, 1 run, another slower delivery, Finch sits down and lofts over cover, but gets the toe-end of the bat. Just a single

14.2 Praveen Kumar to Finch, FOUR, good batting this, slower delivery outside off, on a good length, Finch makes room and cuts it over cover. Mandeep ran across from sweeper cover, put in a despairing dive, but could not stop it

14.1 Praveen Kumar to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, pushed back to the bowler

Praveen Kumar [2.0-1-9-0] is back into the attack

13.6 Chawla to Yuvraj, FOUR, expensive over from Piyush Chawla, short outside off, Yuvraj waits for it and cuts in between backward point and short third man to the fence.

10.3 Awana to Uthappa, out Caught by Gilchrist!! Finally a wicket. In the channel outside off, just back of a length, Uthappa tried to cut and got the outside edge. Gilchrist does not disappoint this time. But timely wicket for Pune as well, they needed to get some hitters in. Uthappa c Gilchrist b Awana 37(33) [4s-4]

Awana to Uthappa, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

10.2 Awana to Uthappa, 2 runs, another good effort from Gony at square leg. Short again, Uthappa pulled and Gony dived to his right this time to save two

10.1 Awana to Uthappa, FOUR, good effort from Gony at deep midwicket, but still the ball rolls to the fence. Short and outside off, Uthappa pulled it in the gap, well in front of square. Gony did all the hard work by running across and diving, got a hand to it, but the ball had enough momentum to roll to the rope

Parvinder Awana [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

9.6 Chawla to Uthappa, 1 run, tries the googly, no appreciable spin as Uthappa punches off the backfoot to sweeper cover

9.5 Chawla to Uthappa, 2 runs, flighted up on the middle stump, Uthappa plunges forward and sweeps behind square for a couple

9.4 Chawla to Uthappa, no run, on the off and middle stump, Uthappa gets back and punches to cover

9.3 Chawla to Finch, 1 run, well tossed up on middle, driven down to long on

9.2 Chawla to Finch, FOUR, extremely poor fielding this. Short and wide outside off, Finch made some room as well, Finch thrashed it past cover, long off got across to the ball and dived, failed to stop it.

9.1 Chawla to Uthappa, 1 run, tossed up delivery spinning away from outside off, Uthappa guides it to short third man.

8.6 Gony to Uthappa, 1 run, full outside off, pushed to mid off for a quick single

8.5 Gony to Finch, 1 run, seams in slightly from outside off, Finch dabs it in front of the pitch for a quick single

8.4 Gony to Finch, FOUR, he was trying this the previous ball, gets four this time. Too short outside off, Finch times the cut really well past backward point to the fence.

8.3 Gony to Finch, no run, short and just outside off, Finch tries to play a fine cut, too much bounce and he misses

8.2 Gony to Uthappa, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Uthappa thrashes it through backward point, fielder comes across real quickly to keep them to a single

8.1 Gony to Uthappa, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Uthappa gets back and punches to cover

TIme-out.

7.6 Chawla to Uthappa, 1 run, tries the slider and bowls it too short outside off, punched to long off.

7.5 Chawla to Uthappa, no run, spinning away from outside off, too short, Uthappa punches to cover. Mis-field by Mandeep, but Uthappa does not want the single

7.4 Chawla to Finch, 1 run, bowls the googly but does not get turn as this one is cut through cover

7.3 Chawla to Uthappa, 1 run, flighted up fuller length delivery on off stump, Uthappa leans out and flicks across the line through midwicket

7.2 Chawla to Uthappa, no run, short and wide outside off, Uthappa makes room and mistimes the cut to cover

7.1 Chawla to Finch, 1 run, floated up on middle, driven down to long on

Piyush Chawla, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Spin for the first time.

6.6 Gony to Uthappa, FOUR, not a well timed pull shot, but he hit it over the bowler's head. Short and outside off, Uthappa bisects the long on and long off fielders and gets four. Despairing dive by long on, but in vain.

6.5 Gony to Uthappa, no run, this one also rears up from outside off, Uthappa slices straight to backward point

6.4 Gony to Uthappa, no run, gets good bounce on that one as it rears up from back of a length outside off, Uthappa misses the cut

6.3 Gony to Uthappa, no run, direct hit and that would have been the end of Finch. . Pushed off the backfoot to mid off, Uthappa called for the single and then sent Finch back. He was halfway down the pitch and had given up. Mahmood failed to get the direct hit in.

6.2 Gony to Finch, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Finch gets back and pushes to short cover for a single

6.1 Gony to Finch, FOUR, the partnership between Finch and Uthappa is now 52. Poor ball to begin with, short and on the face, Finch pulls to the deep square leg fence.

Manpreet Gony, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

5.6 Praveen Kumar to Uthappa, no run, full and on the pads, flicked straight to midwicket. Just the leg-bye from that over.

5.2 Praveen Kumar to Finch, no run, almost a return catch, back of a length delivery on middle, Finch chips it back to the bowler as he tries to flick. Does not carry

5.1 Praveen Kumar to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery outside off and swinging away, Finch pushes it to midwicket

Praveen Kumar [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

4.6 Awana to Uthappa, FOUR, really smart thinking from Uthappa, Awana was already under pressure. Runs down the track, Awana banged it in short outside off, Uthappa slashed hard at that and played it over backward point.

4.5 Awana to Uthappa, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Uthappa gets behind that one and punches to cover

4.4 Awana to Uthappa, 2 runs, these two are giving a good deal of work for the fielders outside the 30 yard circle, flicked past short midwicket for another couple. Fielder had to run across from deep square leg

4.3 Awana to Uthappa, no run, fuller this time, on middle and off, flicked straight to short midwicket

4.2 Awana to Uthappa, 2 runs, good cricket from Uthappa, back of a length delivery on middle, Uthappa works it in the gap in the midwicket region for another quick couple

4.1 Awana to Uthappa, 2 runs, good length delivery on off and middle, Uthappa walks forward and flicks behind square for a couple

3.6 Azhar Mahmood to Uthappa, 1 run, full and shaping away from outside off, Uthappa pushes it past Mahmood for another well run single

3.5 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, 1 run, on the middle stump, Finch mistimes the drive to mid on. Goes through for the quick single, could have been tight if Vohra had gathered the ball cleanly.

3.4 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Finch gets back and pushes it to the bowler

3.3 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, FOUR, short and on the body, Finch gets back and pulls it to the deep backward fence. Very poor bowling follows the poor fielding

3.2 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Finch cuts in between the two point fielders, both dived but failed to stop the ball. Mahmood is extremely frustrated.

3.1 Azhar Mahmood to Uthappa, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Uthappa leans forward and pushes through cover for a single

2.6 Awana to Finch, FOUR, this was too short and wide, Finch is an Australian who has been brought up facing such balls and does not miss out. Gets back and pulls it to the right of mid on, well wide and the ball races to the fence.

2.5 Awana to Finch, no run, pacy delivery on off stump, hits a patch and bounced up, Finch tried to flick across the line and missed. The ball grazed the back thigh as it went to Gilchrist

2.4 Awana to Finch, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the middle stump, flicked off the backfoot to deep midwicket

2.3 Awana to Finch, no run, good length delivery on off stump, seams into the pads as Finch misses the flick. Half an appeal from Awana.

2.2 Awana to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Finch gets on the backfoot to punch, mistimes it to cover

2.1 Awana to Finch, 2 runs, back of a length delivery and wide outside off, Finch cuts it past backward point for another couple

Parvinder Awana, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

1.6 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off, Finch edges it to third man.

1.5 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, FOUR, things are going wrong for Mahmood. Full and shaping away from outside off, Finch plays the off-drive, straight to Vohra at mid off who lets it pass through his legs. Really poor effort

1.4 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, SIX, this must be like adding chilly powder to the wound. Full and on off stump, Finch smacks it across the line over the long on fence. Good shot.

1.2 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, no run, was that a drop? Looks so from the reactions of the keeper and Mahmood. Yes indeed. Back of a length delivery outside off, Finch looks to defend and gets a faint nick to Gilchrist who spills a straight-forward chance

1.1 Azhar Mahmood to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Finch gets on the backfoot and pushes it back to the bowler

Azhar Mahmood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Praveen Kumar to Uthappa, no run, short outside off, cut off the backfoot straight to backward point

0.5 Praveen Kumar to Uthappa, FOUR, too full and too wide outside off, Uthappa reaches out and cuts uppishly, over the point region, to the fence.

0.5 Praveen Kumar to Uthappa, wide, bowls the in-swinger and darts it down the leg side, Uthappa walks and misses the flick

0.4 Praveen Kumar to Finch, 1 run, this one swung the other wasy from outside off, punched towards mid off, the fielder dives to his right and gets a hand to it. Piyush Chawla was the man there, saves three

0.3 Praveen Kumar to Finch, no run, short and swinging in from outside off, Finch plays half a cut, times it really well, but straight to Miller at backward point

0.2 Praveen Kumar to Uthappa, 1 run, good length delivery on the pads, pushed to mid on for another single

0.1 Praveen Kumar to Uthappa, 2 runs, short and swinging in from outside off, Uthappa cuts it to the right of third man. The fielder had to cover some distance, Uthappa shows good presence of mind and scampers for the second. Praveen is not impressed.

Uthappa and Finch are at the crease. Uthappa is on strike. Praveen Kumar will open the attack

Finch: "It is good to lead the team and I would like to get off to a good start. We have some talented players and we would want to click. We were looking to bat first and putting runs on the board is important. Luke Wright and Ajantha Mendis come into the team in place of Angelo Mathews and Mitchell Marsh. Yuvraj Singh is back and Mithun Manhas comes in for Manish Pandey."

Gilchrist: "It was a good opening game against Pune but we cannot reflect too much on that. Pune have notched up a couple of wins and we have to stay focused. We have not contributed much with the bat. There have been a couple of fourties but no fifties and I would like to contribute. We will bowl first. It is a patchy looking wicket but it has not changed much. Mascarenhas and Valthaty are not in the team. David Miller and Awana come back into the team. Shaun Marsh came yesterday."

Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and elected to field

Aaron Finch is leading Pune, not Angelo Mathews.

A warm welcome to one and all for the match between Punjab and Pune from Chandigarh. It is the mid-table battle between two inconsistent teams. Both these teams suffered close loses to Hyderabad and they will look to put those defeats behind them. A win for either team keeps them afloat in a table that is becoming interesting. The toss and the teams are not too far away.